The Gift of Unsettled, Messy, Waiting

“I’m not good at this in-between stuff.” The words came out as I scanned our empty kitchen cabinets. All of its contents lay in bins in our living room, across our kitchen table, and continued to trail on the floor into our basement. My husband and I decided that Memorial Day weekend was the time we’d finally start re-painting our […]

Stop Poisoning Your Peace: The Narcissist Doesn’t Care About “Working Things Out”

“Why don’t you just talk to them?” “I’m sure you just misunderstood them. You’ll work it out.” “Well, you must have done something wrong, otherwise that person wouldn’t have done that to you.” Do any of these responses sound familiar? To those who have dealt with narcissistic abuse, you’ve probably heard these responses when you’ve tried to get advice or […]

Why You Should Visit the “Fly Over States”: Vacationing in Oklahoma & Branson, MO

I thought I would take a break from my usual blog posts and share about our recent family vacation. As I enthusiastically talked about our trip to a friend, she suggested, “Why don’t you do a blog post about it?!” So, here I am, typing away… While some people jet off to Florida, the Caribbean, or warmer areas during their […]